Ok, what follows below may not make much sense, as I copied and pasted it from another forum Im in (too lazy to rewrite). The basic story is this: I bought a big sailboat-40' Hunter 1986. It was partially sunk. The cabin was removed and salvaged and stored away. I am going to put it back together on a very small budget, and liveaboard. The boat has a lot going for it, just no interior. perfect hull. new sails, new electronics, new roller furler, new ss rigging, no hatch leaks, full canvas (pretty new), new custom ss arch, new autopilot & radar & chartplotter. The sails alone are worth more than I paid for the boat. However, it has been expensive just to get the boat from point a to point b, and marina fees, and storage, and stepping the mast. I am broke, never had much to start with. So please offer me any practical advice that may be useful! Here is my response to members of another forum:
"Im not certain exactly how much water came in, the owner was kinda sketchy, and only told me that it partially sank from the stern. It did hit the 44 Yanmar, but it was immediately pickled and run for 6 hrs according to the yard. He said it sank from stern to midship. He had the interior removed asap, and had the whole cabin steam cleaned by one of those disaster recovery companies (drilled drain holes in the hull above the keel). It sank by siphoning from a faulty seacock in the head, which I need to replace.
The empty cabin looks clean and the fiberglass looks new. I really want to rebuild it as soon as possible.
I am on a very tight budget. I am probably what you call poor. Although, I live on an swanky island and have an obsession with boats. Way beyond my means for a young punk! The boat has pretty much sank me financially, and im strugglin to hold on to everything. I just love boats. I know its an expensive hobby, but its all i breathe. Thats why I bought this boat. It can do double duty--its a boat and I can live on it! But I gotta do some major work to her before I can liveaboard. So, I gotta do this quick before I go "bankrupt" and lose the boat and my home.
Sorry for crazy details, I just wanna explain my situation so I might get some advice on how to get the boat sailin asap, w/o spending a lot of money. I dont care if the boat doesnt look Factory new when Im done! I wanna place to live that I can sail! I know everybody is gonna say something like "you gotta do it right the first time, It'll save you money in the long run", or "if its worth doin, do it right". I DONT CARE! I want it to float, and have a berth for my head. I will fix things along the way.
I need advice on how I should proceed to accomplish this goal. I think its smart to figure out something with the rewire (including bilge pumps, etc)before I put the sole back in, but maybe not? I did check some of the a/c wiring and it looked good a couple inches back. Maybe I can reuse it? the 12v has gotta go for sure. Im tempted just to refinish the old sole and use it, no matter how it looks. Then I would just go to town on the cabin starting from the stern and working fore. Please give me your opinions, accounting for my situation.
Btw, I do have some marine skills, but not everything. Ive worked in boatyards for years and got a few skills. I also get a discount on most any parts/supplies I would need which should help. I started a little service company awhile back and have all the accounts at suppliers. But I might be able to afford $100-150/ every two weeks to get by with. insane right? Thats why I will use Minwax instead of Interlux.
Any advice would be appreciated. I need to have her floating by march 1, no matter what."
Thanks
"Im not certain exactly how much water came in, the owner was kinda sketchy, and only told me that it partially sank from the stern. It did hit the 44 Yanmar, but it was immediately pickled and run for 6 hrs according to the yard. He said it sank from stern to midship. He had the interior removed asap, and had the whole cabin steam cleaned by one of those disaster recovery companies (drilled drain holes in the hull above the keel). It sank by siphoning from a faulty seacock in the head, which I need to replace.
The empty cabin looks clean and the fiberglass looks new. I really want to rebuild it as soon as possible.
I am on a very tight budget. I am probably what you call poor. Although, I live on an swanky island and have an obsession with boats. Way beyond my means for a young punk! The boat has pretty much sank me financially, and im strugglin to hold on to everything. I just love boats. I know its an expensive hobby, but its all i breathe. Thats why I bought this boat. It can do double duty--its a boat and I can live on it! But I gotta do some major work to her before I can liveaboard. So, I gotta do this quick before I go "bankrupt" and lose the boat and my home.
Sorry for crazy details, I just wanna explain my situation so I might get some advice on how to get the boat sailin asap, w/o spending a lot of money. I dont care if the boat doesnt look Factory new when Im done! I wanna place to live that I can sail! I know everybody is gonna say something like "you gotta do it right the first time, It'll save you money in the long run", or "if its worth doin, do it right". I DONT CARE! I want it to float, and have a berth for my head. I will fix things along the way.
I need advice on how I should proceed to accomplish this goal. I think its smart to figure out something with the rewire (including bilge pumps, etc)before I put the sole back in, but maybe not? I did check some of the a/c wiring and it looked good a couple inches back. Maybe I can reuse it? the 12v has gotta go for sure. Im tempted just to refinish the old sole and use it, no matter how it looks. Then I would just go to town on the cabin starting from the stern and working fore. Please give me your opinions, accounting for my situation.
Btw, I do have some marine skills, but not everything. Ive worked in boatyards for years and got a few skills. I also get a discount on most any parts/supplies I would need which should help. I started a little service company awhile back and have all the accounts at suppliers. But I might be able to afford $100-150/ every two weeks to get by with. insane right? Thats why I will use Minwax instead of Interlux.
Any advice would be appreciated. I need to have her floating by march 1, no matter what."
Thanks
